News tagged with weight loss
Related topics: diet , body mass index , obesity , type 2 diabetes , food intake
Battling obesity with better mathematical models
In the war to lose weight it may be something other than willpower or junk food that's preventing victory: it could be faulty use of mathematics.
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Feb 23, 2012 |
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FDA panel backs previously rejected obesity pill
(AP) -- A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration overwhelmingly backed approval for a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill called Qnexa, a drug which the FDA previously rejected due to safety concerns.
Medications
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Everything you know about dieting is wrong: scientists
Everything you know about dieting is wrong, say US scientists who have devised a new formula for calculating calories and weight loss that they hope will revolutionize the way people tackle obesity.
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Feb 20, 2012 |
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Use multiple measurements to track weight loss
Six weeks into 2012, those who made New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or get into better shape have either started to see some progress, or for others, fallen off track.
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Feb 17, 2012 |
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Can't seem to lose weight? Top reasons why from weight-loss expert
(Medical Xpress) -- It’s been more than a month since New Year’s and swimsuit season is lurking on the horizon – how are those weight-loss resolutions working out?
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Feb 15, 2012 |
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Weight loss can be contagious, study suggests
Is weight loss "contagious"? According to a new study published online in the journal Obesity, teammates in a team-based weight loss competition significantly influenced each other's weight loss, suggesting that shedding pounds ...
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Feb 14, 2012 |
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Weighing the difference: Switching to water, diet beverages can tip the scales
Making a simple substitution of water or diet soft drinks for drinks with calories can help people lose 4 to 5 pounds, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows.
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Feb 13, 2012 |
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Anti-obesity drugs with a modified lifestyle helps weight loss -- new study
A study led by the University of Leicester has found that anti-obesity drugs coupled with lifestyle advice are effective in reducing weight and BMI.
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Feb 08, 2012 |
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Top off breakfast with -- chocolate cake?
When it comes to diets, cookies and cake are off the menu. Now, in a surprising discovery, researchers from Tel Aviv University have found that dessert, as part of a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that also includes proteins ...
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Feb 07, 2012 |
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Calories, not protein or carbs, are key to weight loss for people with diabetes
(Medical Xpress) -- Overweight or obese people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to reduce weight if they focus on cutting back on total calorie intake, rather than specific high protein/high carbohydrate diets according ...
Diabetes
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Heart hormone helps shape fat metabolism
It's well known that exercising reduces body weight because it draws on fat stores that muscle can burn as fuel. But a new study at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) suggests that ...
Medical research
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Dieting with the denomination, determination
As a brand new year gets underway, people all over America are resolving to better manage their weight and have a more healthy 2012. According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Bariatric surgery in adolescents improves obesity-related diseases within first 2 years
Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 31, 2012 |
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FDA approves Roche skin cancer drug Erivedge
(AP) -- Federal regulators on Monday approved a pill that treats the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma.
Medications
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Physician's weight may influence obesity diagnosis and care
A patient's body mass index (BMI) may not be the only factor at play when a physician diagnoses a patient as obese. According to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the diagnosis ...
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Jan 26, 2012 |
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